For Grace's 10th Annual Women In Pain Conference is drawing nearer (September 24th) - and it's lead off speakers will shine a bright light on the "Pain-Cancer Connection." For Grace Founder Cynthia Toussaint will share how her recent bout with aggressive breast cancer gave her new insight into our broken healthcare system. Then, comedian and Woman In Pain Anna Polack will spin a witty take on the self-help movement. Finally, Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology Chaplain Michael Eselun will present a moving talk  about the power of  loss and letting go.  Keep an eye out  as this Monday our conference website and registration go live...

As a lead up to For Grace's 10th annual Women In Pain conference that will explore the pain-cancer connection, we're re-visiting stories of people involved with the event. "Experience" Session Panelist Tom Norris' career in the military came to an abrupt end after developing excruciating chronic pain from radiation treatment for testicular cancer. With the help of the love of his life, Marianne, they journeyed for three decades to find pain management to regain quality of life. Part of that path was Tom becoming an advocate for those battling chronic pain, and his inspiring take-away is "There is always hope for a better day!"

We're excited at For Grace to be  on the move with our virtual September 24th 10th Annual Women In Pain Conference. Our day will be chock-full of world-class speakers that will explore the intersection of pain and cancer. The conference will be broken into four parts - Problem, Solution, Experience,  Moving On - and our presenters and panelists are now booked for their taping sessions.  This one-of-a-kind day will bring knowledge, inspiration, hope and laughs to those challenged with pain, cancer or both! Please check back soon for details...

Take Two! Due to a technical snafu, co-hosts Cynthia Toussaint and John Garrett will do an encore broadcast of their monthly "The Trauma-Illness Paradigm" which streams live on The Mighty's Facebook pages. On Tuesday, July 13th at 1pm PST, Cynthia and John will again have a lively conversation about the power of expressive therapy to quell the adverse effects of trauma leading to chronic illness. Specifically, music will be featured as Cynthia just released her second CD, "Crazy", that is dedicated to "women in pain who know they're not." Whether it's dancing, art, acting or writing, it's healing to get troubles out through the creative process.